Friday, 24 May 2013

THE CLASH's Sound System is the band’s re-mastered recorded works
collected together for the first time. Contained within classic boombox
packaging designed by Paul Simonon, this boxset contains the band’s five seminal
studio albums in their original eight-disc format, newly re-mastered by THE CLASH; a further three discs featuring demos, non-album singles, rarities and
B-sides; a DVD with previously unseen footage by both Don Letts and Julien
Temple, original promo videos and live footage; an owner’s manual booklet;
reprints of the band’s original Armagideon Times fanzine as well as a
brand new edition curated and designed by Paul Simonon; and merchandise
including dog tags, badges, stickers and an exclusive Clash poster.
Conceived and compiled by THE CLASH, Sound System is a significant
and unique collection of the complete recorded works by the 20th century’s most
influential British band. Greatly enhanced by the careful re-mastering rendering
the original recordings more vital and crisp, it's all contained in Paul
Simonon’s iconic design, with a selection of bonus material.

Sunday, 12 May 2013

This is what would have been the last THE STYLE COUNCIL album but was rejected by the band's record company.

wiki: It represented a departure from the band's core genre of pop, to a new one; deep house, which was then being referred to as "garage" (as in Paradise Garage) music by the UK press. However upon its completion in 1989, it was rejected by their label Polydor, which led to the band breaking up. It was eventually released in 1998 on the box set, The Complete Adventures of The Style Council. A separate release was released in 2001.